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alexmdiaz · 25 March 2009, 11:44 AM

Can someone please tell me when Rolex stopped making the SS engine turn bezel for the datejust?

yemenmocha · 13 May 2009, 04:04 AM

Didn't they start making it again?

I love the new one with what seems to be a polished stainless Oyster band:

http://www.rolex.com/en/collection/o...rochure/cover/

2th Dr · 13 May 2009, 04:33 AM

I was under the impression they were still making it...

kzm40 · 13 May 2009, 04:41 AM

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Originally Posted by alexmdiaz

Can someone please tell me when Rolex stopped making the SS engine turn bezel for the datejust?

They're still making one, slightly different, but still engine turned.

Jocke · 13 May 2009, 04:46 AM

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Originally Posted by alexmdiaz

Can someone please tell me when Rolex stopped making the SS engine turn bezel for the datejust?

I will send you a mail that day.

Jocke

The GMT Master · 13 May 2009, 05:01 AM

Just as a quick point, the Engine Turned Bezel is available on the Date, rather than the Datejust

browngo1 · 13 May 2009, 05:04 AM

Hi guys,

Is this what the bezel on my DJ is called?

Jocke · 13 May 2009, 05:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by browngo1

Hi guys,

Is this what the bezel on my DJ is called?

Yes that it's the one.

Jocke

browngo1 · 13 May 2009, 05:14 AM

Oops!

Remind me to clean my bracelet before I take any more photo's!

ghostzapper · 13 May 2009, 06:40 AM

The 1603 had an engine turned bezel in the 60's and 70's, and it was replaced by the 16030 in the late 70's and 80's. The 16030 had quickset date, the 1603 had the old 1570 movement which didn't quickset.

djhiram · 13 May 2009, 07:32 AM

I was under the impression that this was the engine turned bezel...

kyle L · 13 May 2009, 07:36 AM

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Originally Posted by djhiram

I was under the impression that this was the engine turned bezel...

My dad has one similar to that. I like the bezels with textures!

djhiram · 13 May 2009, 07:42 AM

My first Rolex was exactly like your dad's just an airking instead of an oyster date...I miss that watch...so simple yet so classy...

wuzzzer · 13 May 2009, 02:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by djhiram

I was under the impression that this was the engine turned bezel...

That's called the Finely Engine Turned bezel.

wuzzzer · 13 May 2009, 02:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by browngo1

Hi guys,

Is this what the bezel on my DJ is called?

Correct, yours is called Engine Turned. As mentioned in the post above this one, the other bezel Rolex made was called Finely Engine Turned.

The engine turned bezel was discontinued on the mens Datejust when the solid link bracelet was introduced. As others have mentioned, it is still available on the mens Date watch in SS.

djhiram · 13 May 2009, 02:44 PM

Thanks wuzzzer for the clarification

mcjp6 · 13 May 2009, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by browngo1

Hi guys,

Is this what the bezel on my DJ is called?

Now I am confused....I thought this one was fluted.....So what does the fluted bezel look like??

wuzzzer · 13 May 2009, 03:23 PM

If you notice on the bezel in the pic above there's little lines in it like the edge of a quarter or dime. A fluted bezel doesn't have those fine lines in it. This is fluted:

mcjp6 · 13 May 2009, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by wuzzzer

If you notice on the bezel in the pic above there's little lines in it like the edge of a quarter or dime. A fluted bezel doesn't have those fine lines in it. This is fluted:

Well I'll be buggered! I have had a Datejust for 26 years and I always thought it had a fluted bezel

Now I learn that it is engine turned - I'll have to rethink my past 26 yrs

Thanks for the heads up.

wuzzzer · 14 May 2009, 07:44 AM

Look at this way, its like you got a new watch. You had an engine turned bezel for 26 years and now you have a fluted bezel!

mcjp6 · 14 May 2009, 07:59 AM

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Originally Posted by wuzzzer

Look at this way, its like you got a new watch.

a new watch! and all for free......thats great, thanks

GeoGio Greece · 14 May 2009, 08:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wuzzzer

Look at this way, its like you got a new watch. You had an engine turned bezel for 26 years and now you have a fluted bezel!

DVR · 14 May 2009, 09:01 PM

fluted = gold
engine turned = steel

I think ?

wuzzzer · 15 May 2009, 01:20 AM

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Originally Posted by DVR

fluted = gold
engine turned = steel

I think ?

Yes, although you used to be able to get a steel and yellow gold with an engine turned bezel. The fluted bezel is always either white gold or yellow gold.

Randy9999 · 3 January 2022, 03:59 AM

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Originally Posted by DVR

fluted = gold
engine turned = steel

I think ?

Actually Rolex did make gold engine-turned bezels for awhile. Here's a reference 1505 from 1974:

Mr. K · 3 January 2022, 04:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Randy9999

Actually Rolex did make gold engine-turned bezels for awhile. Here's a reference 1505 from 1974:

Rolled bracelet too. Oh those were the days.

Thanks for sharing.

Mr. K · 3 January 2022, 04:20 AM

Just noticed this is a 2009 thread.

When was the perpetual date discontinued?

Glidelock · 3 January 2022, 06:27 PM

Ibtl

25 March 2009, 11:44 AM	#1
alexmdiaz "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: US Posts: 3	Stainless Engine Turn Bezel Can someone please tell me when Rolex stopped making the SS engine turn bezel for the datejust?

13 May 2009, 04:04 AM	#2
yemenmocha "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Arizona Watch: SS & TT Daytonas Posts: 471	Didn't they start making it again? I love the new one with what seems to be a polished stainless Oyster band: http://www.rolex.com/en/collection/o...rochure/cover/ __________________ Day-Date President, Champagne Dial SS Daytona Black Dial TT Daytona Slate Dial Omega Railmaster Tudor Submariner

13 May 2009, 05:04 AM	#7
browngo1 "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Real Name: Gordon Location: Irvine, Scotland Watch: SS DJ, SS GMTIIC Posts: 339	Excuse my ignorance..... Hi guys, Is this what the bezel on my DJ is called? __________________

13 May 2009, 05:14 AM	#9
browngo1 "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Real Name: Gordon Location: Irvine, Scotland Watch: SS DJ, SS GMTIIC Posts: 339	Oops! Remind me to clean my bracelet before I take any more photo's! __________________

14 May 2009, 09:01 PM	#23
DVR "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Real Name: Denis Location: Flanders, EU Watch: Diver watches Posts: 1,880	fluted = gold engine turned = steel I think ? __________________ AP - BP - UN - GO - GS - JLC - RLX

13 May 2009, 04:33 AM	#3
2th Dr Banned Join Date: Jan 2009 Real Name: Mark-O! Location: Arlington, TX Watch: Rolex Posts: 12,714	I was under the impression they were still making it...

13 May 2009, 05:01 AM	#6
The GMT Master "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Real Name: Chris Location: England Posts: 8,149	Just as a quick point, the Engine Turned Bezel is available on the Date, rather than the Datejust

13 May 2009, 06:40 AM	#10
ghostzapper "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: NYC Posts: 142	The 1603 had an engine turned bezel in the 60's and 70's, and it was replaced by the 16030 in the late 70's and 80's. The 16030 had quickset date, the 1603 had the old 1570 movement which didn't quickset.

13 May 2009, 07:32 AM	#11
djhiram Banned Join Date: May 2009 Real Name: Hiram Location: Miami, FL Watch: 16600 Sea Dweller Posts: 1,233	I was under the impression that this was the engine turned bezel...

13 May 2009, 07:42 AM	#13
djhiram Banned Join Date: May 2009 Real Name: Hiram Location: Miami, FL Watch: 16600 Sea Dweller Posts: 1,233	My first Rolex was exactly like your dad's just an airking instead of an oyster date...I miss that watch...so simple yet so classy...

13 May 2009, 02:44 PM	#16
djhiram Banned Join Date: May 2009 Real Name: Hiram Location: Miami, FL Watch: 16600 Sea Dweller Posts: 1,233	Thanks wuzzzer for the clarification

13 May 2009, 03:23 PM	#18
wuzzzer "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: USA Posts: 384	If you notice on the bezel in the pic above there's little lines in it like the edge of a quarter or dime. A fluted bezel doesn't have those fine lines in it. This is fluted:

14 May 2009, 07:44 AM	#20
wuzzzer "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: USA Posts: 384	Look at this way, its like you got a new watch. You had an engine turned bezel for 26 years and now you have a fluted bezel!

3 January 2022, 04:20 AM	#27
Mr. K "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2005 Real Name: Mark Location: Seattle-ish Posts: 6,036	Just noticed this is a 2009 thread. When was the perpetual date discontinued?

3 January 2022, 06:27 PM	#28
Glidelock "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Real Name: Will Zdorf Location: So. Cal. Watch: SDC4000, Sub LVC Posts: 1,941	Ibtl

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